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It got a review by someone I follow on Youtube and it seems very positive.

youtube.com/watch?v=RYmu2zBefWQ

After seeing this video (had no idea this tool existed) I gave it a shot for $65.  I have three disc brake bikes in the house - my GR201 gravel bike, R088 roadie, and my wife's Liv aluminum gravel bike.   I have spent a ton of time on all three trying to get these to not rub, with mixed success and a lot of cursing.  Got this tool in, set this up and went to it.  All three bikes had the front well out - the back on all three was ok.  The improvement was massive; the front brakes are now dead straight.  Totally worth the money.   

As with these kind of instruments that make irreparable changes the key is to take the minimum off - I marked the surface to be machined (as in the video) and took the minimum off.  The minimum being 75% flat surface or so.  Went slow, checked often with no pressure other than the light spring (which was more than enough to remove material).  It did not take long to remove what needed to go.

Big thumbs up on this tool.

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Sweet frame.  I have purchased from Tideace previously (GR201).  This ticks all the boxes.  Maybe lighten the next Gen up a bit.

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I don't expect Tideace to be the frame manufacturer.  They are a retail reseller - at least that's my impression.  Having said that I got good communication and the paint job was damn good.  Luckily no issues with the frame, so didn't have to work with them on issues.  Happy GR201 owner here.

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I have the lexon in my cart as an option.

What do you mean by split ring?

Thanks

The C shaped ring that sits on top of the top bearing.  You want the base of the spacers to sit close to but not touch the frame.  Right now I think one spacer is about .050" too thin and the other .050" too thick.  I have two of the below on order - those should work.  Or I can still machine down the one that's too thick. 

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256808884068509.html?

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I'm interested to hear what alternative one piece bars folks are using on their builds. I'll be looking for 120 to 130mm options, currently favouring the bigrock skyline.

I'd like to spend less but don't want to live in fear of cheapest ones breaking (around 82kg, 193cm).
I have a Lexon Vero to go with it.  The bar itself is very nice.  The split ring that came with it is too shallow, though. And the one that comes with the frame is too thick.  So I am now waiting on some spacers that should take care of it.  I could machine down the thick one, but I'm waiting on other parts anyway.

Once I do get it in there properly I'm sure it will do nicely.

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What about those rear brake mounts? We're they painted over?
I'll have a look.  They did mask, but I'm not sure if the paint creeps over onto the flat mating surface.

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Frame received.  So far looks good.  Bottom bracket appears to screw on properly.  Wheels fit on well.  I did need to slightly clean up the head tube where some glue strings must have dripped - 20 minutes with a pick and those were popped off.

Paint job looks good - they were agreeable to the two color fade I asked for.  Need to get a logo on the downtube.  Wheels and groupset are a bit out, but I don't see any showstoppers here in building this up.

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What was your main reasoning behind buying the SP-R088 vs the X68? I'm curious to know opinions outside of price difference.

Liked the head tube shape better than the butt sniffer on the 68.  And really didn't want a bike design copy. 

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Yeap the opposite to you. :-) 172cm, 82cm inside leg. Average arm length I think.
A thing which I absolutely hate in the 52s is the length of the front base. I hate hitting the front wheel with my shoes when turning :-(

77.5cm inseam here, so pretty much the opposite end of the leg length scale.  The Specialized calculator vacillates between 52 and 54 for me, but at my most correct seat height it says 54.  We'll see how it turns out!

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2- 52 with longer stem and spacers or 54 with zero spacers.

Any thoughts?

I am between sizes (174cm but short legs, long torso) and chose 54.  I can get the 52 to work, but the low stack has me maxing spacers to get me (barely) to the drop I have now.  The 54 isn't much longer, but stack goes up a bit.  I dropped from a 110 to 100 stem, but now have some adjustability in spacers.  You seem to be at the other end where a 54 is slammed.  I guess it depends on how long a stem is long whether the 52 works for you.

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I think it's 20, but there's a 0 offset option. I wish they had that 0 offeset option when I bought the bike!

David at SP Cycle said 15mm.

Hi received my spcycle r088 and the bb is misaligned and not straight had to ream it a lot.

Do you mean face it?

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: New TanTan Aero Frame TT-X65
« on: February 20, 2025, 09:00:55 PM »
If this makes its way to an outfit that does a good job with paint (Tideace?) I'd definitely consider this.  Nice looking frame.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Hygge Aero Carbon Frame
« on: February 18, 2025, 09:52:37 PM »
Hello everyone,

I'm coming for opionions on a not so fun topic, I was cleaning my bike and found this very concerning "chip" in the paint, after investigation I can't figure out if it is a clear coat chip or something serious.  I'm very scared to ride it because it seems to be on the top and external side

I would love to hear some opinions

I don't see a "chip" in the clearcoat there.  Look at the last picture you posted.  Inboard from the white mark is what looks like a jagged line - you can see the light perturbed there.  That looks to me to be indicative of a crack. You can tap with a coin to see if that line there seems different than surrounding material; I'd lay a small wager that it will sound different. Subsequent to finding a tap indication I'd ask for a new frame. 

25 years experience testing composites here.  Really hard to be definitive from cell phone snaps, but I'd strongly recommend not riding that until someone who has seen failures like this (grizzled bike shop mechanic) can lay hands on it or if the tap test is obvious.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« on: January 09, 2025, 07:54:51 PM »
Merino wool socks? Why are some of them $0.99 and some approx. $8? I don't trust the $.99 price, lol.

Interesting. I don't see any for a buck.  I paid $14 for 3. 

Now are they Merino?  Yeah, no idea.  They're pretty warm and thick.  I don't remember that they have a label with what's in them.

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